PS TEXT EDIT Reference Manual

DISPLAYLINE
TEDIT Commands
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The DISPLAYLINE command needs this information:
In the “Display line:” field, supply a line number. You can also
use symbolic line designations for a line, such as F, L, T, B, and *.
“*” means the cursor position. For example, F+5 can be used to
reference the sixth line of the document, or *–20 to reference the
twentieth line before the line containing the cursor. See “RANGES” in
Section 2 for a description of how to reference lines.
In the “column:” field, supply a column number. You can also use
symbolic column designations for a column, such as *, F, LA, LE, and R.
“LE” means LEFT. For example, LE+5 can be used to reference the
sixth column from the left of the current window, or *–10 to reference
the the tenth column to the left of the cursor. See “RANGES” in
Section 2 for a description of all the ways to reference columns.
You can use positive numbers (for example, 24, F+6,*+40) or negative
numbers (for example, 200–6, LA–4, *–10) as relative offsets for line or
column numbers, as long as the resulting line or column number is in the
correct range.
What Happens
TEDIT moves the text (down or up) to display the line and then positions
the cursor on the line specified. If you typed a column number, TEDIT
moves text horizontally (right or left), if needed, so you can see the column
position. TEDIT then places the cursor in the column specified.